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Ruth Suter & Stephanie Wareham

Man dies on Jet2 flight as crew declare mid-air emergency

A man has died on board a flight after falling ill. Cabin crew members on board the Jet2 flight to Glasgow performed CPR on the 44-year-old man for around 40 minutes but despite their best efforts, he sadly passed away.

According to the Daily Record, the alarm was raised on the plane when the man "didn't wake up". The flight left from Antalya in Turkey on Tuesday, March 7.

A mid-air emergency was declared when the flight was near Glasgow airport at around 6.40pm. The man is believed to have been travelling alone at the time of the sad incident.

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